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2. Add Ample Shade to Your Backyard With These Designer ... - AOL

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   10' x 13' Rectangular Cantilever Patio Umbrella. If you're looking for a non-circular canopy shape, Morse recommends an option like this one. It has a single wind vent and comes in your choice of ...

3. Umbrella - Wikipedia

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   Parts of an umbrella [2]. The word parasol is a combination of the Latin parare, and sol, meaning 'sun'. [3] Parapluie (French) similarly consists of para combined with pluie, which means 'rain' (which in turn derives from pluvia, the Latin word for rain); the usage of this word was prevalent in the nineteenth century.

4. Cantilever - Wikipedia

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   The cantilever is commonly used in the wings of fixed-wing aircraft. Early aircraft had light structures which were braced with wires and struts. However, these introduced aerodynamic drag which limited performance. While it is heavier, the cantilever avoids this issue and allows the plane to fly faster.

5. Barrel vault - Wikipedia

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   Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault. The Cloisters , New York City A barrel vault , also known as a tunnel vault , wagon vault or wagonhead vault , is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed ...

6. Vault (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Gothic rib vault ceiling of the Saint-Séverin church in Paris Interior elevation view of a Gothic cathedral, with rib-vaulted roof highlighted. In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.

7. Modern architecture - Wikipedia

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   Another important technology for the new architecture was electric light, which greatly reduced the inherent danger of fires caused by gas in the 19th century. [ 9 ] The Berlin Bauakademie , by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1832–36), is considered one of the forerunners of modern architecture due to its hithertofore relatively streamlined façade ...